Local Obituaries for Families in Jamestown, North Dakota
James Gackle
Jan 21, 2011
James Harold Gackle, 86, Jamestown, North Dakota, died Friday, January 21, 2011 at the Veterans Hospital in Fargo, ND. James was born August 28, 1924, in Fredonia, ND, the son of Daniel and Ida (Heller) Gackle. He attended school (grades 1-8) in Fredonia. His family moved to Dickey, ND in 1943. James was drafted into the US...
Lloyd Bernard Falk
Jan 20, 2011
Lloyd B. Falk, 79, of Jamestown, ND, died Thursday, January 20, 2011, at Sanford Hospital, Fargo, ND.
Lloyd Bernard Falk was born June 6, 1931 at Courtenay, ND, the son of Albert Frederick and Emma Marie (Wagner) Falk. He attended the Corrine Township School and then Courtenay Elementary School and graduated from Courtenay High School...

Ruby Tuman
Jan 17, 2011
Ruby Esther Tuman, 92, Jamestown, North Dakota died Monday, January 17, 2011 at Ave Maria Village, Jamestown. Ruby Esther Gossett was born June 4, 1918 in Spiritwood, North Dakota the daughter of Hiriam F. and Mary J. (Johnson) Gossett. She graduated from Jamestown High School in 1936. On March 19, 1953, Ruby married Rhody F. Tuman in...
Ronald Klosterman
Jan 15, 2011
Ronald Klosterman, 56, passed away on Saturday, January 15, 2011 at Ave Maria Village, Jamestown, ND, due to complications of COPD. Ronald was born September 27, 1954 in Jamestown, ND, the son of Fredrick and Dolores (Dinow) Klosterman. He grew up in the Twin Cities where he graduated from Henry Sibley Senior High School. He was an...
George Else
Jan 14, 2011
George Else, 83, Jamestown, North Dakota died Friday, January 14, 2011 at Eventide at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Home, Jamestown, under hospice care. George Robert Else was born October 5, 1927 to Ferdinand and Anna (Blow) Else in Dickey, North Dakota. George attended school in Dickey and country school near Marion. After his schooling George worked as a...
Helga Franz
Jan 9, 2011
Helga A. Franz, 89, Jamestown, North Dakota passed away on Sunday, January 9, 2011 at Eventide at HiAcres in Jamestown. Helga Agnes Rutgerson was born on June 1, 1921 at the family farm in Buchanan, North Dakota to Edwin and Gertrude Rutgerson (Carlson). She was raised on the family homestead in Buchanan and attended school there graduating...
Kenneth M. Dallmann
Jan 8, 2011
Kenneth M. Dallmann, 72, of Jud, ND, died Saturday, January 8, 2011 at Jamestown Hospital, Jamestown, ND. Kenneth M. Dallmann was born March 2, 1938, in Edgeley, ND, the son of William and Bertha (Zahn) Dallmann. He grew up and attended school in Edgeley. Kenneth lived all his life at Edgeley and Jud, farming in the area. He served...
Mazie Kopp
Jan 7, 2011
Mazie C. Kopp, 83, Jamestown, North Dakota, died Friday, January 7, 2011 at Ave Maria Village in Jamestown. Mazie Kopp was born May 14, 1927 in Kathryn, North Dakota, the daughter of Carl and Mildred (Kulsrud) Kopp. She grew up in the Kathryn area and graduated from Kathryn High School. She lived in Fargo, Moorhead and Lisbon,...
Correen M. Mogck
Jan 7, 2011
Correen M. Mogck, 57, of Jamestown, ND, died Friday, January 7, 2011 at Sanford Medical, Fargo, ND.
Correen Kindelspire was born on March 19, 1953, in Aberdeen, SD, the daughter of Byron and Margaret (Hord) Kindelspire. She was educated in Leola, SD, graduating from high school. Correen attended and graduated from Jamestown College, Jamestown with a degree...
Joseph R. Cebula
Jan 6, 2011
Joseph Ralph Cebula, 94, Buchanan, North Dakota died Thursday, January 6, 2011 at Jamestown Hospital. Ralph was born October 21, 1916 in Buchanan Township, North Dakota, the son of Boleslaw and Leokadia (Kulink) Cebula. Ralph served in the Civilian Conservation Corps in California in Sequoia National Forest in 1936, and worked on farms until he was drafted...

Gary Wakeman Mcmurray
Jan 6, 2011
Gary Wakeman McMurray, 75, of Jamestown, ND, died Thursday, January 6, 2011 at his home in Jamestown. Arrangements are pending.
Kenneth C. Shank
Jan 4, 2011
Kenneth Charles Shank, 92, Jamestown, North Dakota, died Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at Eventide at Hi-Acres, Jamestown. Kenneth was born September 13, 1918 in Jamestown, the son of William and Susan (Russell) Shank. He attended Jamestown schools. Kenneth served in World War II from May 22, 1942 to November 22, 1945 as a Surgical Technician in Rhineland...
Mary J. Heupel
Dec 31, 2010
Mary J. Heupel, 75, Medina, North Dakota died Friday, December 31, 2010 at St. Alexius Medical Center, Bismarck, North Dakota. Mary DeKrey was born October 27, 1935 in rural Pettibone, North Dakota daughter of Joe and Margaret (Dethloff) DeKrey. Her elementary education was in a country school. She graduated from Pettibone High School in 1952 and attended...
Elmer Diede
Dec 30, 2010
Elmer Diede, 91, died Thursday, December 30, 2010 at his home in Jamestown, ND.
Elmer Diede was born July 28, 1919 in Streeter, ND, the son of William Sr. and Sarah (Geidt) Diede. He attended Streeter High School and also attended Ellendale Normal at Ellendale, ND. He served in the United States Army in the European Theatre...
Leslie Mckay
Dec 30, 2010
Leslie McKay, 76, Jamestown, ND, died Thursday, December 30, 2010 at Medcenter One, Bismarck, ND.
Leslie Eugene McKay was born December 22, 1934 in What Cheer, Iowa, the son of Delmar and Irene (Beasley) McKay. He attended school at Gibson, Iowa. He served in the United States Army from 1955 to 1957 in Arkansas, Colorado,...
David Somsen
Dec 28, 2010
David Walter Somsen, 93, Jamestown, North Dakota died Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at Eventide at Hi-Acres, Jamestown. David was born June 5, 1917 at Woodworth, ND, the son of David and Phebe (Warne) Somsen. He grew to manhood in the Woodworth area and then moved with his parents to Courtenay. In the 1940's, he moved to a...
Leola Pollert
Dec 28, 2010
Leola Pollert, 84, Jamestown, North Dakota, died Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at Sanford Health in Fargo, North Dakota. Leola Henrietta Violet Bickett was born October 1, 1926 in Melville, ND, the daughter of Henry and Emma (LeBahn) Bickett. She attended country schools in Melville township in Foster County, ND, and later received her G.E.D. in 1983. On...
Gregory Klug
Dec 27, 2010
Gregory Klug, 57, Marion, ND, died Monday, December 27, 2010 at Mercy Hospital, Valley City, ND.
Gregory Klug was born July 25, 1953 in Jamestown, ND, the son of Walter and Elsie (Dally) Klug. He was raised on the family farm south of Marion, ND. He attended school in Marion, graduating from Marion High School....
Johnny Klingenberg
Dec 25, 2010
Johnny Klingenberg, age 86, passed away on December 25th at his home in Jamestown, North Dakota, surrounded by his wife, children and grandchildren.
Johnny was born on August 7, 1924 in Bottineau, North Dakota, the son of John and Anna (Larson) Klingenberg. He graduated from Bottineau High School in 1941. He served in the United...
Winnifred Sahr
Dec 25, 2010
Winnifred Sahr, 85, Jamestown, North Dakota died Saturday, December 25, 2010 at Jamestown Hospital. Winnifred Kiltie was born November 23, 1925 in Deer River, MN, the daughter of James and Anna (Banke) Kiltie. She grew up and attended school in Deer River, graduating from Deer River High School in 1943. She moved with her family to Bremerton,...